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It would be interesting to try and make a graph of the product lines / companies in this space. I.e. HP started off doing test equipment, and back in the 90s spun that division and everything not related to computers/storage/printers to Agilent. Agilent has since spun off:

  * Phillips Medical Systems: health care
  * Avago: Semiconductors
  * Verigy: Semiconductor test
  * Keysight: Test equipment

+ Probably more I don't know about due to acquisitions.

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The graph would be even more complex if you trace all the part acquisitions and divestitures in and out of Avago (LSI, PLX, Infineon, Axxia, SSD tech to Seagate, Emulex).

Then again, Broadcom liked to buy things, for example ServerWorks, Renesas, Netlogic (which in turn had acquired RMI, etc).

Big fish, little fish, ad infinitum.

I still can't believe they went with the Keysight for their T&M group. Such a horrible name.

AFAIK Philips Medical Systems isn't a spin-off, but existed before and bought the health parts of Agilent.

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